All members of the Electric Coin Company team behind Zcash resigned on Jan. 7 following a governance dispute with the Bootstrap board, a development that coincided with a sharp sell-off in ZEC as markets reacted to uncertainty around the project’s future.

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Bitcoin’s price sits at $89,764 on Thursday morning with a market cap of $1.79 trillion and a 24-hour trading volume that just grazed $47.55 billion. The coin strutted through a price corridor of $89,774 to $92,125 in the last day, testing traders’ patience and perhaps their caffeine tolerance.

Babylon raises $15 million from A16z Crypto to develop trustless bitcoin lending protocols.

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Cambodian authorities extradited billionaire Chen Zhi, head of Prince Group, to China on Jan. 7 after his arrest with two associates. He is accused of orchestrating one of the world’s largest crypto scams, involving forced labor “scam factories” in Cambodia.

Crypto ETF flows diverged sharply on Tuesday as bitcoin reversed course with heavy outflows, while ether extended its winning streak. XRP and Solana continued to quietly build momentum, adding to a broadly mixed but active trading session.

The Buck Foundation has introduced savings‑focused digital asset backed by Strategy’s bitcoin‑collateralized perpetual preferred stock.

Bitcoin’s surge to $126K in October 2025 quickly unraveled after a liquidation cascade, ending the year below $100K and challenging the predictive power of the traditional 4‑year halving cycle. Analysts argue the market has entered a new regime shaped by institutional capital and exchange-traded funds flows, resulting in slower but more stable price action.

Coinbase is positioning 2026 as a defining inflection point as it pushes beyond being a crypto exchange, citing major market milestones, institutional dominance and product expansion as proof it is becoming a global, full-stack financial platform.

Ripple’s treasury arm expands enterprise automation by absorbing reconciliation and regulatory reporting technology, signaling a push to eliminate manual finance workflows while unifying treasury, compliance, and digital asset operations under GTreasury.

Morgan Stanley’s planned bitcoin ETF is being hailed as a powerful signal that institutional crypto demand, distribution leverage, and brand-driven access are far larger than expected, suggesting the bitcoin ETF trade may still be in its earliest phase.

XRP’s role in global finance is broadening fast, with new details underscoring its growing footprint across settlement infrastructure, regulation, institutional balance sheets, ETFs, and real-world assets as adoption accelerates.

XRP stands apart with rare U.S. regulatory clarity after decisive court rulings, giving Ripple’s token a defined legal status while much of crypto remains in limbo and awaits broader legislation to unlock growth.

The cryptocurrency dipped 2.45% Wednesday afternoon after topping $94K on Tuesday. Meanwhile, stocks printed fresh all-time highs.